EP4620007C0 - Assemblage combustible pour un réacteur - Google Patents

Assemblage combustible pour un réacteur

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Publication number
EP4620007C0
EP4620007C0 EP23809721.6A EP23809721A EP4620007C0 EP 4620007 C0 EP4620007 C0 EP 4620007C0 EP 23809721 A EP23809721 A EP 23809721A EP 4620007 C0 EP4620007 C0 EP 4620007C0
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Prior art keywords
reactor
fuel element
fuel
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EP23809721.6A
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP4620007B1 (fr
EP4620007A1 (fr
Inventor
Jeremy Henry Owston
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BAE Systems PLC
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BAE Systems PLC
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Priority claimed from EP22275145.5A external-priority patent/EP4372761A1/fr
Priority claimed from GB2217177.1A external-priority patent/GB2624417A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/322—Means to influence the coolant flow through or around the bundles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/02—Fuel elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/30—Assemblies of a number of fuel elements in the form of a rigid unit
    • G21C3/32—Bundles of parallel pin-, rod-, or tube-shaped fuel elements
    • G21C3/336—Spacer elements for fuel rods in the bundle
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C7/00—Control of nuclear reaction
    • G21C7/06—Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section
    • G21C7/08—Control of nuclear reaction by application of neutron-absorbing material, i.e. material with absorption cross-section very much in excess of reflection cross-section by displacement of solid control elements, e.g. control rods
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
EP23809721.6A 2022-11-17 2023-11-14 Assemblage combustible pour un réacteur Active EP4620007B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP22275145.5A EP4372761A1 (fr) 2022-11-17 2022-11-17 Assemblage combustible pour un réacteur
GB2217177.1A GB2624417A (en) 2022-11-17 2022-11-17 Fuel assembly for a reactor
PCT/GB2023/052966 WO2024105370A1 (fr) 2022-11-17 2023-11-14 Assemblage combustible pour un réacteur

Publications (3)

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EP4620007A1 EP4620007A1 (fr) 2025-09-24
EP4620007B1 EP4620007B1 (fr) 2026-06-03
EP4620007C0 true EP4620007C0 (fr) 2026-06-03

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EP23809721.6A Active EP4620007B1 (fr) 2022-11-17 2023-11-14 Assemblage combustible pour un réacteur

Country Status (6)

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EP (1) EP4620007B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2025537852A (fr)
KR (1) KR20250110862A (fr)
AU (1) AU2023380035A1 (fr)
ES (1) ES3075115T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO2024105370A1 (fr)

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EP4620007B1 (fr) 2026-06-03
KR20250110862A (ko) 2025-07-21
JP2025537852A (ja) 2025-11-20
EP4620007A1 (fr) 2025-09-24
WO2024105370A1 (fr) 2024-05-23
ES3075115T3 (es) 2026-07-27
AU2023380035A1 (en) 2025-05-15

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